The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a meeting in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, to promote the high-quality development of China's fruit industry. 

It was emphasized at the meeting that the country needs to stabilize its fruit production while adequately managing land used for fruit growing. 

A goal was set at the meeting that by 2030, the country will limit its orchard lands to 10 million hectares that will produce about 200 million metric tons of fruit. 

The country needs to further improve the quality of its fruit, the performance of its fruit industry and the industry's sustainable development capabilities, the ministry said. 

Efforts should also be made to control the scale of the fruit industry and strictly implement the country's policy of prioritizing farmland for planting crops, it said.